Windshield pivot



E. A. HENRICSON WINDSHIELD PIVOT Filed March 9, 1925 April 24, 1928.

Patented Apr. 24, 1928,52

l U NITIED v4SJTA'IES` QFFICE# EDWIN A.'HENRIcsON, or DETROIT, McHIoAn, assIGNOR" To MOTOR.- PRODUCTS CORPORATION; or DETROIT', meme'amfa 'o oRPoRATIoN O1,` NEW YORK. I

' j WINDSHIELD fRIVoT.'

Application filed Karch 9, 19251. Serialy No.`-14,263

This Y inventionV relates to -iwinds'hield pivots, and particularly to an adjustable f self-locking pivot especially designed for use i in 'connection with the windshields ofmotor;

vehicles and the like. f l

An object of this invention is toprovld a construction of this character which'is'dlstinguished by its simplicity, durability and capability of being manufactured at a mm1- mum cost, these advantagesbeing practical and assured by reason 'of the fact that the several parts comprising this improvedpivot .Y

may be stamped out of sheet metal. v j u The advantages .offthis inventionfas Well as the detailsof construction'will bemade more vapparent as this description proceeds,

especially when considered in `connectionwith .the accompanymg drawings, whereln;l

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the application .of' a pivot con? structed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is a planview of one side o f the pivot;

Fig. 3 is a similary view ofthe reverse side of the pivot; and f Figure Liris an enlarged longitudinalfsectional view through the pivot. f Y I Referring now particularly to the drawings wherein like referencefigures indicate like parts it will be noted/that in .Fig. 1 there is illustrated afragmentary portion of an upright or support-10,'which in practice l.

would Ybe one of the sides of the automobile frame or body, together with a-fragmentary. portion of .a windshield 11 providedwith a frame 12. Vhilefor the purpose of illustration a conventional form of support,

windshield and windshieldframe has -beenv illustrated, it will beapparent, as this de# scription proceeds, that the invention is' applicable to any of the various types of frame and windshield constructions.

rlhe pivot consists essentially of-'a pair o complementary pivot members or plates 14 and 15, preferably, although not necessarily,

substantially. circular in -planr View.V Each of the pivot members 14 and 15 is provided with a pair of oppositely extending angular bracketV portions 16 adapted to embrace either the support 10 or Y the windshield frame 12 as illustrated in- Fig. 1,` and suitably apertured to receive securing means 17 through: the medium of which the Vpivot men'ibers are respectively attached to the parts to be connected.

i. One ofthe pivot members, here'sho'wn as pivot `member 14,*isprovided with a plurality ofiradially arranged apertures 18 while .the other pivot' member' is'providedwith la, .pluralityfof depressions 19, also spaced and radially. arranged. The apertures 18, as well as the depressions 19, are arranged radially .with reference to the pointofv pivotal connection between the plates 14 and 15 and about which these plates rotate relatively to one another during the operation' of the' pivot.

:The pivotal connection between the lpivot.

vmembers 14k and-'15 is ai'orded bynieans of a pivot sleeve extending through aligned apertures in the plates 'Maud 15 with the ends thereof flared or bentv outwardly to secure vthe plates in their assembled relation. The sleeve 20 also embraces a spring detent in the lform of a'spider 21 centrallyy apertured for the reception of the sleeve 20 and provided'with a pluralityof prongs 22. 1 The centralportion23 ofthe spider is arfranged in a plane parallel to the yplane of rthe pivot members 14 and 15 While each of the prongs bows outwardly as at 24 and then f .projects m an opposite direction` so as to extend through the adjacent aperture 18 and into bearing engagement withtheadjaeent depressioncl9, as shown at 25. VvAfter, as'- sembly the prongs 22 project permanently through the apertures 18iand normally have a bearing engagement within the depressions 19. Obviously, .the spider .Will move with the disk `14 during therotation of the pivot members and upon such a rotation the spring, prongs 22 ride Aup on the sides of the depressions 19. to thus release the inter-lock- `ingengagement. between the pivotv members,

'whereupon the Windshield'canbe swungV to the'desired position at which time the spring prongs 122 snap back intov the adjacent depressionsA 19.

vIt will be noted that while a multi-prong spider Tor spring detent is illustrated that a relatively largernumber of depressions 19 lare illustrated so as to increase the interlocking engaging positionsv of the parts. It will, be'immediately apparent, however, that the number of prongs 2 2 as well as the number of depressions 19 may either be increased or decreased found desirable.

Vith the construction as herein described the pivot members may be quickly and easily attached to the windshield and adjacent supports so that the Windshield may be adjusted as desired, the spring spider automatically releasing and holding the windshieldias ity is adjusted and released. lt Will also be apparent 'that this pivot comprises relatively 'eiv parts7 the construction of which makes it possible to stamp the same outof sheet metal, thus minimizing the cost of manutacture. i. Y Y v 'llie hereinbetoi'e mentioned modifications and possibly others vmay be made in the ern-V fbodiinent ot the invention herein illust-rated Without departing troni the spirit of the invention and to this end reservation is made to make sach, changes may come Within the purview ot the accompanying claims.

lWhat liclaim as my invention is: l. `fin a pivotalconnectiom a pair ot pivot y ii'ieii'ibeirs adapted tor attachment respectively tothe paris to be connected and a spider' having a spring arm: projecting through one ot said nien'ibers into abutting engagement, lwith theother atl'ording a-releasable interlocking.connection between said pivotineinbers ior holding the same in theiradjusted V jiosition.

2. ln a wiiulshield pivot, a pair of rot-atablyi connecteifl pivot ii'ien'ibersI adapted 'for attachment ifrspectively to the Windshield and the adjacent support, said members being provided respectively with an aperture andai. dejn'ession and an inherently resilient.

a `adapted `tor projectioi'r through said aperture-and engaging said depression for loch-ing said pivot members in their adjusted position.-

S. ln' a windshield pivot, a pair ot rotatal'ilyrconnected pivot members adapted for attachment respectively to the Windshield lind the adjacent support, said members beung provided respi-ictively with an aperture and a depression and a multi-linger inherently resilient spider ffiupported at the point ot connection ot said pivot members and adapt- .cd torprojectiou through said aperture and :their adjusted position.

releasably locking said `pivotmembers in ln a VWindshield pivot, a pair of rotatably connected pivot members adapt-ed tor attachment respectively to the Windshield and the adjacentsupport, said members beiiigprovided respectively 'with spaced apertures and depressions arranged radially with respect sto.1tliepoi.nt `of connection ot said pivot members, and a multi-pronged spring spider `secured lto the pivot o't said pivot iinembers7 withthc prongs thereof bent Voutwardly adjacent their ends and then in- `wardly and projecting through said apertures and engaging said depressions, ior

. .locking said parts in Ytheiradj usted position.

.16. .ln a windshield pivot, a pair ot rotatably connected pivot Vmembers adapted tor attachment. .respectively Yto the Windshield and the adjacent support, said members being yprovided respectively with spaced apertures aiidldepressions arranged radially with respect .toi-the :po-int ot connection :ot said cpivot 1 members, and a multi-pronged spring spidei-Iclaiiiped to ithe assembled pivot n1em-'v fliers, with` the; prongs thereotl :bowed andprojecting-.through `said `apertures and engag- -in-g saididepressions, for klocking said parts in theiriadj usted position.

7. ln 1a Windshieldpivot, Aa pair of rotatably connected sheet metal pivot members adapted vfor attachment. .respectively -to the Windshield and the adjacent support, Vand a VYsheetinetal spiderhaving a body portion ly-` ing flush against one of vthe saidV members andra ,laowed'spring arm projectingthrough the same into .abutting engagement With the other pivot member aiifording a releasable interlockingconnection'between the said pivot liiien'ibcrs 'for holding Ythesame iii adjusted ',position. i

8.ln `a Windshieldpivot7 a pair oi'fsheet inetalstainpings, the said stampingsconsti tilting pivot .members adapted 'for attachinentfrespectively to'tliejwindshield and the adjacent support,` said stampings lbeing provided respectively with vradially arranged apertures and depressions, and athird sheet inetal stamping constituting a spider,V said sjiider being Aarrt'inged outside of :theA` said pivot menibers and having a plurality spring arms .projecting `through the said apertures and feng-aging the said depressions it'or releasably locking said vpivot `members in `their .adjusted position, Y

In testimonyfwhereof I atliX my signature.

:EDVIN A. =HENRICSON 

